Environment minister Barbara Creecy has gazetted draft amendments to the National Environmental Management Act in a move to phase out certain types of plastic bags. Among the most important amendments is the ban on the manufacture, trade, and...
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unexpected and emergency procurement of good and services. On a global basis this procurement has stretched public and private sector resources and put procurement under the spotlight. In the African context...
The national coronavirus-related lockdown has put many companies into financial distress, but recent notices from the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) are delaying the business rescue process and in fact fall to be set aside...
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), which was placed under Administration in June 2018, presented its integrated annual report to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry. The report indicates that there has been...
